N. Carolina Picks Candidates for Governor

Published: May 3, 2000

RALEIGH, N.C., May 2—
The former mayor of Charlotte, Richard Vinroot, won the Republican nomination for governor today, setting up a fall race with state Attorney General Mike Easley, a Democrat, to succeed Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.

In the Republican primary, Mr. Vinroot had 126,963 votes, or 47 percent, to 96,967, or 36 percent, for state Representative Leo Daughtry.

To avoid a runoff, the winning candidate in each party had to get more than 40 percent of the vote.

In Indiana, Representative David M. McIntosh, a conservative, won the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Frank L. O'Bannon, a first-term Democrat. With 80 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. McIntosh had 234,455 votes, or 72 percent of the vote, to 92,493, or 28 percent for John Price, a lawyer. Mr. O'Bannon had no opposition.

While there was heavy competition in the Congressional races, turnout was light because the presidential nominations are locked up.

In Indiana, Mr. Gore drew 75 percent of the Democratic vote, while his former rival, Bill Bradley, won 22 percent. In the Republican primary, George W. Bush drew 81 percent and John McCain had 19 percent.